Page 440, exercise 18 and page 441, exercise 20

Wish and HopeI hope for something possible. Hope + present tense I hope a get an A in this class.

Wish and HopeI wish for something that is not likely. Wish + subjunctive I wish I had a million dollars. I wish I were thinner.

Exercise 18I wish + subjunctive

1. I wish I were younger. I wish I had been born 100 years ago.I wish I were as smart as Bill Gates. I wish I were as rich as Bill Gates.

2. I wish I knew how to sky dive. I wish I knew how to use the computer well. I wish I knew how to save more money.I wish I knew how to make clothes patterns.

3. I wish I didn’t have to go to school.I wish I didn’t have to grade papers. I wish didn’t have to work. I wish I didn’t have to do housework. I wish I didn’t have to be poor.

4. I wish I had a new car. I wish I had a Lambourghini.I wish I had my own house free and clear (no mortgage). I wish I had a million dollars.

I wish I didn’t have any bad habits.I wish I didn’t have to take the final exam. I wish I didn’t have arthritis. I wish I didn’t have to get up early in the morning.

5. I wish I could win the lottery. I wish I could fly.I wish I could retire and work part time.

Exercise 20Wishing about something in the past

1. I wish I had had children when I was younger.I wish I had come to the U.S. when I was younger. I wish I had graduated from college when I was younger.

2. I wish I had studied Spanish when I was younger. I wish I had studied philosophy when I was younger.

3. My family wishes I had gotten married.My family wishes I had never left them.

4. I wish I had known how to use a gun before I came to Oakland.

6. I wish I had never started smoking.

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by Anne Agard

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